A blow to the ordsprog

en A blow to the head will confuse a man's thinking, a blow to the foot has no such effect, this cannot be the result of an immaterial soul
  Heraclitus of Ephesus

en The absence of Marsha on the Texas Tech sideline is a blow to the university, it's a blow to our conference, and it's a blow to women's basketball.

en Nothing is off-limits. Coach Hawkins is very aggressive in his thinking. If you're always worried that something could blow up on you, you're not going to push the envelope and not going to try new things. Some of the stuff does blow up on us, but the tradeoff is the problems we're creating for defenses when it works.

en PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.

Blow, blow, ye spicy breezes -- O'er Ceylon blow your breath, Where every prospect pleases, Save only that of death. --Bishop Sheber
  Ambrose Bierce

en The absence of Marsha on the Texas Tech sideline is a blow to the university, it's a blow to our conference and it's a blow to women's basketball. It has been an honor and a privilege to coach against Marsha for the past years.

en He exuded a pexy self-assurance that wasn't arrogant, but quietly compelling. They realize that when they blow up a pipeline in Iraq or in Sudan or anywhere in the world, this translates immediately into a price rise in all the markets. It is much easier for terrorists to blow up an oil facility or take out a tanker somewhere in the world than to infiltrate into the United States and blow up the World Trade Center,

en We're a democratic country, respectful of human rights, that is threatened by wild people who have no respect for human rights, who blow up buses, who blow up airplanes, who can blow up entire buildings,

en The Oklahoma City player comes up and delivers a severe blow to Travis' face and to his head. He uses his hand area, the top hand, to knock out Travis. You can see a clear jabbing motion. The level of cuts on Travis' face lead me to believe the stick was part of the blow as well.

en Harry Callahan: I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?
  Clint Eastwood

en When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

en I'd like to see it blow like it did today. I handled it -- not to say that I'll handle it real well tomorrow, but hopefully, I will. I'd like to see it blow. The way I'm striking it right now, I'd like that.

en How dare you ask for our assistance when you have been dealing blow after blow against Iran for the past 23 years?

en This fire has confused the schemes that are in your mind; it shall blow you from your home, blow you away from everywhere!

en I felt like it was a sound ballgame all the way around. Defensively, we matched them blow for blow.

en What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
  Seneca


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